Attachment for violin-cases.



W. D. STAFFORD.

ATTACHMENT FOR VIOLIN CASES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3, I9I4.

Patented Oct. 17', 1916.

WALTER D. STAFFORD, FITTSFIELI), MASSACHUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOR VIOLIN-CASES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented-001;, 17, 1916.

Application filed December 3, 1914. Serial No. 875,366.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER D. STAFFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Violin-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved form of auxiliary support or carrier for violin cases and other similar olbjectsl adapted to be carried under the arm, and comprises a supporting portion in the form offan adjustable arm or bracket arranged lateral to the case, and means forvsecuring the supporting portion in lpreferably detachable relation on the case.

The practice among violinists of carrying their incased instruments under the arm is very generally observed for convenience and on account of the resulting freedom of the hands for other uses, but it is objectionable by reason of the increased hazard yof slipping from the grasp where there is no positive support. l

My inventionv is designed to insure the convenience of this practice and to obviate the hazard stated.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown a preferred formrof embodiment of the invention, Figure l is a sectional side view of the device operatively mounted upon the cover of a violin case, portions of the case being cut away; Fig. 2, a cross-sectional View of the same on the line a-a of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a similar view on the line b-b of Fig. 1, a portion of the j arm or bracket being cut away; Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig. 3, showing a full front end View; Fig. 5, a top plan view of the device, portions of the securin strap being cut away; and Figs. 6 and perspective views of the device as it appears operatively mounted upon a violin case and adjusted for actual use.

As shown, the supporting portion of the device comprises au adjustable arm or bracket 1 of spring metal arranged toassume an elevated position at a convenient point on the cover of the violin case 2 and provided at its lower end with a hinge or joint 3, whereby it may be placed in a recumbent position (see dotted lines, Fig. 1') on the case when notl in use. The bracket is preferably bowed lengthwise to conform to the arm of the carrier on which it rests to lprevent downward displacement of the violin case, the lower end of the bracket being Said'strap is drawnthrough a suitable longitudinal slot 8 provided in a rotaryshaft 9 which is mounted on upright apertured lugs 10, 10, provided on a base plate 11 arranged onl the case cover 2 forward of the bracket 1.

rlhe shaft-9 is provided with a head 12 and is rotated for tightening and releasing the strap 6 preferably by means of a removable pin or'lever 13 adapted to` be inserted in radial openings 14, 14, etc., provided in said head 12forward or rearward displacement of said shaft o-n the lugs 10 being opposed by the head 12 at one end and by a washer 15 secured 0n the opposite end of the shaft byk a terminal screw 16.

A suitable covering or casing constructed of stamped metal and comprising a top 17, side portions'18, 18, and end portions 19, 19, is shown for inclosing the shaft and attached in any suitable manner to the base plate 11, the end portions 19, 19, being suitably cut away centrally to receive the ends of the shaft 9 which project through said covering.

To secure the shaft 9 in a given position upon tightening the strap 6, I provide a' pawl 20 (see Figs. 1, 3 and 4) projecting throu h a suitable slot 21 provided in the top 1 of the shaft casino1 and extending downward on one side orf the head 12 of the shaft, transversely under the same and upward on Vthe opposite side to a point near the top 17 of said casing, the body portions of the head 12 of the shaft being suitably cut away centrally to allow the pawl 20 to be swung forward free of the rear portion o-f the head when it is desired to release the shaft for rotation, said rear portion of the head being provided with a square formation td form faces for engagement with the vertical portions of the pawl when secured thereby in locked position, said pawl being preferably freely seated in a transversely arranged retaining notch 22 provided inthe base plate l1. Ars shown, the securingstrap sition,.as Vshown in full lines in'liggl, the

shaft 9, being thereuponrotateid in the manner above described until 'tithe-.strap 6 assumes a taut, irmvposition, when therpawl 20 is thrown rearwardinto ,the position shown in dottedlines inFig.k l, soi-that,l the facesron oppositey sides of the ysquared portio-nof the head l2,may engage the vertical portions of the pawllxQO. In this. positiontheshaft 9.,is secured against?rotation and the; device retained in rigid ,position :on theviolin case.'

I claiml 1.2111 a device ofthe class described, the combinationy of a support,an. armvpivoted at one endto the supportandghaving-iu'free end `forelevation to an uprightpositiomoiver the support, -means for limitingthe pivotal movement of the arm, means, including a flexible member, forI detachably securing/.the

arm andsupport to separate support, and means for regulating the tension exerted on said securing means.i

2. A device of the class described, comprisinga support, an arm movably secured at one end to the support and having a free opposite-end adapted to be elevated at an angle to the support, a flexible securing member transversely arranged on the support and extending- V beyond the support on opposite." sides thereof, means provided at eachend-of the securingA member for attachment to a; separate` support, and adjustable means for exerting tension on said strap.

3..'A`device ofthe class described, comprisingy af plate,A any arm hinged at one end to the plate and arranged to, swing at its opposite` end into annprightposition, a strap arrangedtransversely across the plate and extending at: opposite ends beyond the plate, arevoluble shaftmounted on thexplate and arranged to impinge on the strap at its middlethe rotation oef the shaftbeing .adapted torregulate the tension on thestrap,y and a pawl for`controlling the movements of the shaft. y

In. testimony whereof I hereto aflixl my signature-in:presence of two witnesses.v

V. DE ANiLLAcA, A. ,J. HENRY.

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